European University of Lefke, which provides all kinds of support as a university to the activities that are traditionally held in the Lefke Region and reflect the culture of the Lefke region, this year in Lefke, which bears the title of Cittaslow, participates in the Walnut Festival, which is held every year in cooperation with the Lefke Municipality and the Lefke Tourism Association.

In this context, EUL supported the “Walnut Paste” competition, which was held within the framework of the Walnut Festival program. EUL  contributed to the organization organized in the memory of the late Famous Chef Zihni Türksel, who contributed to the promotion of both the country and the region with many projects in this field, and the late Famous Chef, who also worked as an academic in the EUL Gastronomy Department.

President of Turkish Cooks and Chefs Federation Bayram Özerk also took part as a guest jury in the Walnut Paste competition, in which very valuable jury members Mustafa Şah, Tanya Kilitkayalı, Selcan Oyal, Selim Yeşilpınar and Niki Psarias took part. In the competition held at the Lefke Tourism Association Building, EUL students contributed to the competition by taking part in the organization under the leadership of EUL Gastronomy Department academician Selcan Oyal.